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U-2516 1945

Marker: recorded wreck position (Second World War).

Key facts

NameU-2516Wikidata label
Year lost1945Wikidata P793 significant event, point-in-time qualifier
EraSecond World Warderived from year
Ship typeU-boatWikidata P31 instance of
Nationality / flagNazi GermanyWikidata P137 operator → P17 country
OperatorKriegsmarineWikidata P137 operator
ConflictWorld War IIWikidata P607 conflict
Nearest coastGermanyNatural Earth (public domain)
Position54.3500, 10.1500Wikidata P793 significant event, coordinate qualifier (CC0)

About the wreck

German submarine U-2516 was a Type XXI U-boat (Elektroboot) of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during the Second World War. She spent the war as a trials vessel and was damaged beyond repair by a British air raid while docked and scrapped in Kiel, Germany.

Location

  • Recorded position: 54.3500, 10.1500 (Wikidata P793 significant event, coordinate qualifier (CC0); may be approximate)
  • Nearest coast: Germany

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